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This was our second stay at this lovely family and pet-friendly cottage by the sea at Camber Sands. Carol always ensures the Rock Lobster is kept in immaculate condition and the cottage has everything you need for a self-catering holiday. We will definitely be back!

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Travelling group:Young Children

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8 Sep 2015

Thank you for your review. We look forward to welcoming you back.

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We stayed at Rock Lobster for the first week of the school holidays with our children age 3 and 6. This was a great base to access the beautiful sandy beach at Camber and was easy to get to from the train station at Rye (15 minute taxi journey).

The house was nicely decorated and well kept, and perfect for a family of four. Everything had been thought of, from the wide selection of children's games and books (my son enjoyed learning to play Scrabble) to the wind break and buckets and spades in the shed. The scones and jam on arrival were an unexpected bonus and tasted delicious.

Camber itself is quite quiet, but perfect for a lazy beach break. The stunning beach is 5-10 minutes walk away over the dunes. You would probably need a car to get out and about to visit the nearby attractions, but the bus to Rye runs from almost outside Rock Lobster and is definitely worth a visit - make sure you stop at Knoops for a hot chocolate!

We'd thoroughly recommend a stay at Rock Lobster.

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Liked best:Location, amenities

Liked least:Wind on the beach

Travelling group:Young Children

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Management Response

29 Jul 2015

Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences. Rye is such a beautiful town and Knoops is one of my favourite places too. There is also a very pleasant traffic free cycle route into Rye from Camber Sands, about 3 miles and all of it flat (until you reach Rye itself!). Park your bike at the bottom of the hill and walk in.

I am pleased you found all the children's equipment, games and beach kit and caboodle helpful. So much easier when you don't have to bring absolutely everything with you.

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Well appointed house. Comfortable beds. All very clean. Dog friendly, our dog loved the beach. Delicious welcoming scones and home made jam. House tastefully decorated and nice patio to relax on. Rock Lobster is on a very attractive estate which was very quiet. Short walk over the road to clean, sandy beach. Lovely dunes. Good restaurant only minutes away called 'Gallivant'. Lovely garden to enjoy a drink in.Went to see Derek Jarman's garden at Dungeness which was beautiful.

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Liked best:Home from home

Travelling group:Spouse/Partner

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Management Response

19 Jun 2015

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We regularly visit Dungeness ourselves and often stop to wander around Derek Jarman's garden. It's a fascinating place. I hope you found the book in the cottage about his amazing garden interesting too.

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We travelled to Camber Sands for a family wedding in the Galivant which is just a few minutes walk from Rock Lobster, which was great as we had young children with us.

The house itself was beautifully decorated and very well maintained. It was just perfect for a family of 4. Carol has thought of everything that clients might need for their stay at Rock Lobster. There was lots of games and books for the children to enjoy so they never got bored but what they loved best was Oscar the Owl (he's felt!) they had a great time with him and took him out and about and even to the wedding!

Rock Lobster is very well located with just a few minutes walk to the beach and the local amenities. I would definitely recommend it as a place to stay if you have a wedding in the Galivant, or even just for a break away. We had a fantastic time and my boys were very sad leaving!

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Liked best:Everything was fantastic - the house was exactly as advertised.

Liked least:There was nothing that i didn't like about our stay.

Travelling group:Young Children

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Management Response

13 May 2015

We are pleased you found Rock Lobster both comfortable and convenient. We are very fortunate to have such a wonderful restaurant as The Gallivant within a few minutes' walk, it is always a pleasure to have wedding guests stay at Rock Lobster.

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“Beautiful house, well kept and Ideal location to explore the local area!”

Reviewed 10 April 2015
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This was perfect for our family. The house was well kept and had everything we needed to relax and enjoy our mini break. Carol is very helpful as was Jamie from the welcoming team and the scones, jam etc were a lovely added bonus! The dunes are great fun and kept everyone amused for hours. Ideally located to explore the surrounding area....we look forward to returning soon. Many thanks

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